Must-see attractions in Møn

Viewed from the car park, this neolithic tumulus looks little more than a grassy knoll on a contoured field. But walk 300m through the cornfield and you…

Some of Denmark’s most memorable frescoes are splashed across the walls and ceiling of Keldby’s 13th-century brick church. The oldest (1275) yet most…

In a rural setting overlooking a pretty inlet, this splendid whitewashed church dates from around 1250, but is most famous for the remarkable frescoes on…

Fastidiously detailed and highly atmospheric, this delightful collectors' museum nostalgically recreates 30 mid-20th-century shops and workshops,…

One of Denmark's most iconic landscapes, Møn's tree-topped white cliffs rise sharply up to 128m (420ft) above an azure sea with milky-blue shallows…

Elmelunde church originally dates back to the 1080s, but what makes it special are the painted ceiling vaults that, like the whitewashed stepped tower,…

The enchanting gardens of Liselund were laid out in 1792 by Antoine de la Calmette as the ultimate romantic gift for his wife – the name means 'Lise’s…

The chalk cliffs at Møns Klint were created around 5000 years ago when calcareous deposits from aeons worth of seashells were lifted from the ocean floor…

Museumsgården is one of Denmark's best-preserved farmsteads, its thatched buildings remaining much as they were a century ago, inside and out. Most…

Put on the headphones and let the audio guide (English, German or Danish) weave themed historical tales from Stone Age life to local 'smells' that give…

Nyord Island's sole, eponymous village sports an octagonal chapel and a cluster of 19th-century tiled and thatched cottages, surrounded by idyllic gardens…

Liza Krügermeier's bright, striking art, along with works in similar styles by other artists, is displayed in one of central Stege's most beautiful half…

In the shrubby fields of Høvblege, on the edge of the Klinteskoven forest, Denmark's last known population of Sortplettet Blåfugl (Large Blue) butterflies…

Directly beside the harbour in Klintholm Havn are long sandy beaches. The eastern section is particularly pristine, with light-grey sand backed by low…

Stege's central feature, this 13th-century brick church is most notable for endearingly naive aspects of the 14th- and 15th-century frescoes in red and…

Grønsalen is one of Denmark’s longest megalithic barrows (102m), dating back around 5500 years. Raised barely 2m higher than the surrounding fields, its…

Northwest of Røddinge, Kong Asgers Høj is Denmark’s largest passage grave, its hemispherical grassy mound built over a central set of boulders weighing as…

In the 1430s, Stege was ringed to the east by a moat and city wall pierced by three gatehouses. Built in layered brick and stone, Mølleporten (Mill Gate)…

Popular with windsurfers, Møn’s best beach is a gently sloping arc of mixed white sand and grey stones curling along the Ulvshale Peninsula, which is…

Directly west of Stege Kirke, the churchyard's small orchard garden has been planted with a labelled selection of medieval herb and food plants. Seeds are…